| Captain | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 29.17 |
| MS Dhoni | 23 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 13.04 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57 |
| Rahul Dravid | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16.67 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20.00 |
| Kapil Dev | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Shubman Gill | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Anil Kumble | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Rohit Sharma | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.67 |
| Ajit Wadekar | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16.67 |
Note: SENA Countries: South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia
Key Insights
Virat Kohli has registered the most Test match wins as the Indian captain in SENA countries. He led India to seven wins across England, Australia, and South Africa.
MS Dhoni is the other Indian skipper to win a Test in at least three of those four countries. He won a Test each in England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Kohli also captained the Indian team in the most SENA Tests among Indian skippers. He was at the helm in 24 Tests, followed by Dhoni (23) and Mohammad Azharuddin (21). He also tops the Asian list for most Test wins as captain in these four toughest conditions.
Seven Indian captains have won one Test series each in at least one of the SENA countries.
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was the first captain from India to win a Test series in one of the SENA countries. He guided India to a 3-1 series win in New Zealand in 1968. MSD is the other skipper to lead India to a series triumph in New Zealand (1-0 in 2009).
Ajit Wadekar was the first Indian skipper to win a Test series in England. After two drawn Tests at Lord’s and Manchester, he guided India to a win at the Oval to claim the 1971 series 1-0.
Explore more about India’s first Test wins in every Test playing nations here.
Kapil Dev (2-0 in 1986) and Rahul Dravid (1-0 in 2007) became the other captains to win a series on English soil.
Kohli (2-1 in 2018/19) was the first to win a Test series in Australia, followed by Ajinkya Rahane (2-1 in 2020/21) in back-to-back tours.
Read: Indian Captains to win Most Test Matches in Australia
